Hamas Victorious

Nine days till the Israeli election and this article on Ynet is probably right:

I am sorry to say that even as the election campaign enters its home stretch, none of the candidates has the courage to speak the truth about the Gaza Strip: Hamas cannot be defeated.

This terrorist organization is far behind us in every military aspect and there is no room for comparison. The IDF is equipped with the most modern technology: forces from the air, land and sea could precisely hit and destroy any target in the Gaza Strip from miles away. Yet Hamas is invincible, and that is the truth

The author goes on to badly misunderstand the Vietnam War, but that's not really important.

Israel has fought three wars against Hamas in the last decade. While Israel has established without a doubt that Hamas action will lead to a disproportionate reaction, Hamas has established that short of all-out war, Israel cannot defeat them.

So we have stalemate.

That said one day we think we'll probably write that the Israelis were smart for biding their time against Hamas until after their victory over Iran in the Syria War.